Here are some business stories, health stories, insights and inspirations I’ve been reading the past couple weeks…
- Ashton Kutcher launches his own Twitter client (article @ designtaxi)
- This couple named their new baby “Like”. Yep, like, after the Facebook Like button (article @ Mashable)
- Quick tips for improving your website, taken from 6 innovative small businesses (article @ OpenForum)
- Make sure you’re choosing the right page for your business on Facebook; this author is friends with her movie theater! (posted @ Modland USA)
- A little less anime and torture porn (hopefully), a little more Miramax coming soon on Netflix (article @ Mashable)
- Create more, consume less (from The Art of Manliness)
- Tests Reveal The Mislabeling of Fish (New York Times)
- Is BPA-Free MORE Dangerous? (Babble.com, New York Times and NPR)
- Flame-Retardants in polyurethane foam found in baby products are possible carcinogens (New York Times)
- Prison Food vs. School Cafeteria Food Infographic (via GOOD)
- What Makes A Great Infographic (via Eloqua)
Here’s some business stories and insights I’ve been reading this week:
- This bookstore’s chalkboard outside reads: “We have one book, but we are not Scientologists.” It sells only one book. Genius or ridiculous? (article @ Inc.com)
- “How To Connect Your Brand To The Right Influencers” (article @ Mashable.com)
- Facebook hires PR firm to smear Google (article @ The Daily Beast)
- This is a really cool infographic charting the “ask boldness” of Twitter users vs. Facebook users (@ Mashable.com)
- “Retailers Invest In Social Networks Despite Limited ROI” (article @ RetailTouchPoints.com)
- “Facebook Like Aggregator Likester Tracks What’s Hot On Facebook” (article @ TechCrunch.com)
- Business owners post their tips on achieving strong second quarter sales (via AskInc.com)
- Still really bummed about Tiffany & Co. ripping off one of my favorite designers
- WONDERING: How many .com businesses ending in “-ster” do you think we have left btw??
- WONDERING: Per Facebook’s smear campaign – Does this affect at all how we feel about Facebook? Does our total dependency – especially when growing or promoting a business – negate their bad deeds?
- WONDERING: How are you liking Firefox 4.0.1?
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